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Rose Tattoo

Rose Tattoo is an Australian blues/hard rock band, led by Angry Anderson and slide guitarist Peter Wells. Among their best known songs are "We Can't Be Beaten", "Scarred for Life" and "Bad Boy for Love" (co-written by Ian Rilen.) Their first four albums were produced by Harry Vanda and George Young who also worked with AC/DC. Along with AC/DC and The Angels, Rose Tattoo helped establish an Australian rock sound in the 1970s that was copied around the world.

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Nothing Sacred

There are two recording bands with the name Nothing Sacred : *******
Nothing Sacred - Australian '80s Speed Metal band Formed in 1983 in Melbourne, Australia, Nothing Sacred were an early example of 'speed metal', with a sound built around twin lead guitarists. The band lineup was built around the three core members : Mick Burnham, Vocals
Sham Hughes, Drums
Karl Lean, Bass The original guitarists : Mark Woolley, Lead Guitar
Buddy Snape, Lead Guitar Additional Members : Dave Browne, Drums

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Taipan

There are at least three artists with this name: 1) Australian Heavy Metal Band (1981 ~ Present) Taipan are a 3 piece from Melbourne that has helped pioneer Heavy metal in Australia.
Their first e.p Breakout, sold 10,000 copies in Europe and the band has a strong worldwide fan base.They reformed in 2007 to record Stonewitch and have another album Flamethrower that has just been released & will be available on itunes shortly.

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